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Actions of the national day of strike and protest in the U.S.
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March 4 was a national day of strike and protest in the U.S. under the slogan "Defend Public Education". Recently there have been major cuts in public funding coupled with increases in the price of tuition. In California there was a 33% increase in tuition fees this year.

New Orleans-poster hanging from the University in solidarity with protestsHistory (with photo): http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20100113201615185

Berkeley (California) - big protest, groups of school students jumped the fences of their middle schools (Brit Eng: secondary schools) to join the marchStory: http://www.forstudentpower.org/blog/2010/03/04/march-4-quick-update-berkeley

Santa Cruz (California) - Protesters blocked the entrances to the building, several cars collided with the crowd.Story (with photos and video): http://occupyca.wordpress.com

Los Angeles (California) - Sit-in, all participants released without chargeFresno (California) - 32 people occupied the administration officesNew School (New York) - The administration building was occupiedPress: http://reoccupied.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/suny-purchase-occupiedVideo: http://www.twitvid.com/80FCC

Hunter (New York) - Concentration with hundreds of participants, a lot of destruction inside the University, a lot of police infiltration and (allegedly) the Trotskyists. In the end there were 3 or 4 arrested.Story (with photos and videos): http://takethecity.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/march-4th-ny

There were also protests with hundreds of protesters in Seattle and Washington and larger protests in Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Monterey Bay and San Diego (California).Videos of San Francisco: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/socialist-workerVideos of San Diego: http://www.youtube.com/justiceucsd